Senior Financial Analyst Commercial FP&A, Trade
$86,900–$119,515 year
On-siteEast Hanover, New Jersey, United States
Job Summary
Execute finance planning, performance management, and forecasting for a focused commercial scope, including annual contract planning, target development, and Gross-to-Net budget reporting. Conduct detailed trade analysis covering accrual management, trade rate calculations, and mix impact assessments to support commercial decision-making. Maintain data integrity, monitor reconciliations, and prepare high-quality financial insights for monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycles under tight deadlines. Present financial performance and trade investment effectiveness directly to senior leadership while ensuring full compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Collaborate cross-functionally to improve planning, budgeting, and reporting processes, delivering consistent results reviews with internal leadership and business partners.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- 3 or more years of finance experience
- Experience with financial systems, particularly SAP
- Strong Excel skills including manipulation of data bases, pivot tables, advanced formulas and graphs/dashboards
- Ability to handle/analyze large amounts of data
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, listening and communication skills
- Self-motivated, confident, results oriented, strong financial acumen
- Ability to influence without authority, collaborate and interact with all levels
- Strong ability to develop reporting packages in Power Point and Excel
- Demonstrated experience with trade management, mix analysis, and commercial FP&A in a CPG or similar environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure with quick turnaround expectations
- Must understand monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Valid driver's license
- Order to Cash
- Procure to Pay
- Supply Chain
- Customers
- Suppliers
- Gross to Net budget reporting, analytics and forecasting
- Trade rate calculations
- Mix impact assessments (volume, price, mix)
- EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaborative style with the ability to build partnerships cross functionally
- Effectively influence
- Develop and implement business process improvements in the planning, reporting and performance management area
- Work on daily/weekly/monthly planning and reporting
- Involved in the forecast process including monthly/quarterly updates and annual / strategic plans
- Perform insightful analysis around EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Establish and maintain models for business
- Ensure consistency in financial reporting across categories
- Work on key financial projects that drive value to the company
- Ensureing all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, planning & forecasting work streams are well-planned and coordinated
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results including key performance drivers and commentary related to the Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Prepares consolidation, close, and Ad hoc financial reports
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools to help address business needs including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, and results analysis
- Enhance and improve of planning, budgeting & reporting processes
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team
- Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Deep understanding of trade spend dynamics, Gross-to-Net waterfalls, and mix calculations (volume/price/mix variance analysis) within a CPG commercial environment
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment — particularly during close periods — with a willingness to go above and beyond to deliver accurate results on time
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leadership
- Collaborative style with the ability to build partnerships cross functionally
- Effectively influence
- Develop and implement business process improvements in the planning, reporting and performance management area
- Work on daily/weekly/monthly planning and reporting
- Involved in the forecast process including monthly/quarterly updates and annual / strategic plans
- Must understand monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance
- Will perform insightful analysis around EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Establish and maintain models for business
- Ensure consistency in financial reporting across categories
- Work on key financial projects that drive value to the company
- Ensureing all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, planning & forecasting work streams are well-planned and coordinated
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results including key performance drivers and commentary related to the Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Prepares consolidation, close, and Ad hoc financial reports
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools to help address business needs including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, and results analysis
- Enhance and improve of planning, budgeting & reporting processes
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team
- Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Deep understanding of trade spend dynamics, Gross-to-Net waterfalls, and mix calculations (volume/price/mix variance analysis) within a CPG commercial environment
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment — particularly during close periods — with a willingness to go above and beyond to deliver accurate results on time
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leadership
Desired Qualifications
- CPA
- Experience with financial systems, particularly SAP
- Strong Excel skills including manipulation of data bases, pivot tables, advanced formulas and graphs/dashboards
- Ability to handle/analyze large amounts of data
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, listening and communication skills
- Self-motivated, confident, results oriented, strong financial acumen
- Ability to influence without authority, collaborate and interact with all levels
- Strong ability to develop reporting packages in Power Point and Excel
- Demonstrated experience with trade management, mix analysis, and commercial FP&A in a CPG or similar environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure with quick turnaround expectations
- Must understand monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance
- Will perform insightful analysis around EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Establish and maintain models for business
- Ensure consistency in financial reporting across categories
- Work on key financial projects that drive value to the company
- Ensureing all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, planning & forecasting work streams are well-planned and coordinated
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results including key performance drivers and commentary related to the Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Prepares consolidation, close, and Ad hoc financial reports
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools to help address business needs including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, and results analysis
- Enhance and improve of planning, budgeting & reporting processes
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team
- Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Deep understanding of trade spend dynamics, Gross-to-Net waterfalls, and mix calculations (volume/price/mix variance analysis) within a CPG commercial environment
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment — particularly during close periods — with a willingness to go above and beyond to deliver accurate results on time
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leadership
- Collaborative style with the ability to build partnerships cross functionally
- Effectively influence
- Develop and implement business process improvements in the planning, reporting and performance management area
- Work on daily/weekly/monthly planning and reporting
- Involved in the forecast process including monthly/quarterly updates and annual / strategic plans
- Must understand monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance
- Will perform insightful analysis around EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Establish and maintain models for business
- Ensure consistency in financial reporting across categories
- Work on key financial projects that drive value to the company
- Ensureing all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, planning & forecasting work streams are well-planned and coordinated
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results including key performance drivers and commentary related to the Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Prepares consolidation, close, and Ad hoc financial reports
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools to help address business needs including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, and results analysis
- Enhance and improve of planning, budgeting & reporting processes
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team
- Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Deep understanding of trade spend dynamics, Gross-to-Net waterfalls, and mix calculations (volume/price/mix variance analysis) within a CPG commercial environment
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment — particularly during close periods — with a willingness to go above and beyond to deliver accurate results on time
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leadership
- Proficiency in Power BI
- Experience with financial systems, particularly SAP
- Strong Excel skills including manipulation of data bases, pivot tables, advanced formulas and graphs/dashboards
- Ability to handle/analyze large amounts of data
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, listening and communication skills
- Self-motivated, confident, results oriented, strong financial acumen
- Ability to influence without authority, collaborate and interact with all levels
- Strong ability to develop reporting packages in Power Point and Excel
- Demonstrated experience with trade management, mix analysis, and commercial FP&A in a CPG or similar environment
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure with quick turnaround expectations
- Must understand monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance
- Will perform insightful analysis around EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Establish and maintain models for business
- Ensure consistency in financial reporting across categories
- Work on key financial projects that drive value to the company
- Ensureing all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, planning & forecasting work streams are well-planned and coordinated
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results including key performance drivers and commentary related to the Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Prepares consolidation, close, and Ad hoc financial reports
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools to help address business needs including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, and results analysis
- Enhance and improve of planning, budgeting & reporting processes
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team
- Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Deep understanding of trade spend dynamics, Gross-to-Net waterfalls, and mix calculations (volume/price/mix variance analysis) within a CPG commercial environment
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment — particularly during close periods — with a willingness to go above and beyond to deliver accurate results on time
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leadership
- Collaborative style with the ability to build partnerships cross functionally
- Effectively influence
- Develop and implement business process improvements in the planning, reporting and performance management area
- Work on daily/weekly/monthly planning and reporting
- Involved in the forecast process including monthly/quarterly updates and annual / strategic plans
- Must understand monthly/quarterly actuals and key drivers of past performance
- Will perform insightful analysis around EVA (pricing, mix, volume, cost rate)
- Establish and maintain models for business
- Ensure consistency in financial reporting across categories
- Work on key financial projects that drive value to the company
- Ensureing all monthly, quarterly, and annual closing, planning & forecasting work streams are well-planned and coordinated
- Consolidating monthly / quarterly actual results including key performance drivers and commentary related to the Gross Revenue, Net Revenue and Consumption
- Prepares consolidation, close, and Ad hoc financial reports
- Develop performance measures and indicators to understand, quantify, and communicate risks and opportunities
- Develop & support financial models and other analytical tools to help address business needs including reporting, budgeting, forecasting, performance tracking, and results analysis
- Enhance and improve of planning, budgeting & reporting processes
- Manage and deliver consistent results review cadence with internal leadership and business partners
- Collaboration and communication skills within a larger Finance team
- Team player with can do mentality to deliver results
- GROWTH/DIGITAL MINDSET and the ability to execute opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness
- Integrity and sound judgement in all decisions and interactions aligned with our values and policies and external regulations
- Deep understanding of trade spend dynamics, Gross-to-Net waterfalls, and mix calculations (volume/price/mix variance analysis) within a CPG commercial environment
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment — particularly during close periods — with a willingness to go above and beyond to deliver accurate results on time
- Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leadership
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